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Malls · Texas

Greenspoint Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedStatus not verifiedHouston, TX

Greenspoint Mall opened 1976, lost anchors, faced competition, closed 2024; redevelopment plans shelved, status unknown awaiting clear ownership and future. · summary, model-written

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Greenspoint Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with visible parking lot and store signage. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Judahdavis at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile25 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
Lord & TaylorThis site: Lord & Taylor wikipedia · all sites with this
Lord & Taylor/Mervyn'sThis site: Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy'sThis site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Website aliveThis site: …https://www.bathworks.us overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 266,095 on 45 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 8,623 units, Harris County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High hurricane riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.86 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 45 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $33,025 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 48201240100 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 90% census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
1M+ sq ft GLAThis site: 1,700,000 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with this
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 111,208 m² overture · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: extraction · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: There are plans for apartments and retail stores to take its place; however, these plans w extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: There are plans for apartments and retail stores to take its place; however, these plans were shelved extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata reported
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
The mall site will be redeveloped into an industrial park, set to open in 2028.

en.wikipedia.org

New usesindustrialextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Planning notesThere are plans for apartments and retail stores to take its place; however, these plans were shelved.extracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Greenspoint Mall” and “Houston” (16 hits, first 16 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2005-06-01 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2012 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-C842012-10-12 to 2012-10-188-K 4
CMBS trust (weak)BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC12005-06-01 to 2005-06-018-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m8: CITY NORTH RETAIL EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS; KING RANCH INC; MIDCON OFFSHORE, INC.; MOBIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCING US INC; MONTGOMERY WARD LLC 2490EPA FRS
Census tract 482012401021,553 people, 2,093 per sq mi; median household income $33,025; median gross rent $903; 90% renters; 13.0% vacant units; 3.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 1 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 1 civic, 15 food and drink; 6 cycleway segments, 24 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 48201240100 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Harris County (TX), 20248,623 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,226 in 2–4, 20,087 single-family; 2023: 13,263 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.86; socioeconomic 0.95; housing and transport 0.64; 45% below 150% of poverty; 11% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Cumberland Oval (9.2 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Greenspoint Mall (lingerie_store, confidence 0.97, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 111,208 m², 12.1 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.bathworks.us (alive); archived 2006–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views149,407 since 2015; 15,070 in the last 12 months (-21% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-08 with 4,709Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 69.7); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: hurricane, tornado, inland flooding; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)210,476 jobs in 13,134 establishments; average annual pay $44,568; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,624 jobs; 173 in retail trade, 443 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48201240102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (423 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 26.6%; median family income $32,750; 374 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsAldine Independent School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (GREENSPOINT); SST EXCELLENCE; TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOLS - HOUSTON CAMPUSNCES EDGE
Elevation88 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025489 county-logged events: 176 thunderstorm wind, 143 hail, 92 flash flood, 33 tornado; $10,324,991,000 property damage reported; 54 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 77060, 2026-09median list price $230,500 (+15.3% on the year); 32 active listings; median 120 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202313,613 establishments (+8%); 213,745 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $276,524 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,583/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)266,095 vehicles a day on 45 (Interstate, 8 lanes); 20,406 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Greenspoint Mall opened in 1976 as a regional shopping center anchored by multiple department stores. Over time it lost key anchors (Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's in 1989, JCPenney 1999, Montgomery Ward 2000, Sears 2010) and faced competition from the 1994 opening of Woodlands Mall. The mall closed in 2024; redevelopment plans for apartments and retail were shelved, and the site is now slated for industrial use.

Why. Anchor store losses and competition from newer malls are visible causes in the record; debt or financial distress is not stated.

Where it stands. Current status is unknown; the record does not specify who controls the site.

For a planner

  • Precedent of anchor loss leading to decline
  • Competition from Woodlands Mall as a market shift
  • Planning notes show shelved apartments/retail redevelopment
  • Open question: current ownership and control

For a developer

  • Site size: 1,700,000 sq ft GLA
  • Control: unknown from record
  • Entitlement stage: strategy listed as redevelop, new_use industrial
  • Market signals: county grew 3.4% 2018‑23, housing demand noted
  • Constraints: flood, transit, environment not detailed in record

What we do not know yet

  • Owner/controlling entity not specified
  • Current physical condition and environmental status unknown
  • Transit access and flood zone details missing
  • Exact entitlements/zoning for industrial use not confirmed
  • Verification status is draft, indicating possible data gaps

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Greenspoint Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • 1,700,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
  • county grew 3.4% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1976Esri 2014 layer
Closed2024extracted, unreviewed
documented
On May 23, 2024 it was announced that the mall would be closed on June 30, 2024.

en.wikipedia.org

Gross leasable area1,700,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak135Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developerFederated Department Storesextracted, unreviewed
documented
anchored by Sears, Houston-based Palais-Royal, and Foley's, the latter of which was owned at the time by Federated Department Stores who developed the mall.

en.wikipedia.org

AnchorsMacy's, Dillard's, Vacant, Sears, Lord & Taylor, Palais Royal, Montgomery Ward, Premiere Cinemas, Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's
AddressI-45 & N. Beltway 8
CountyHarris
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Greenspoint Mall was a shopping mall located in the Greenspoint neighborhood of Houston, Texas, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8. The mall was historically anchored by Macy's, Palais Royal, Dillard's, Sears, Premiere Cinemas, Lord & Taylor/Mervyn's, and Montgomery Ward.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1974 Plans for mall announced under name 'Greensgate Mall'
  2. 1976 Opened
  3. 1976 Grand opening
  4. 1988 Planned $7 million renovation
  5. 1989 Lord & Taylor sold anchors to Mervyn's
  6. 1994 Opening of competing Woodlands Mall
  7. 1998 Mervyn's departs
  8. 1999 JCPenney closes
  9. 2000 Montgomery Ward closes; owners buy closed anchor spaces
  10. 2006 30th anniversary and renovation announced

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Greenspoint Mall · supports: original developer, strategy, year closed
    13 quoted sentences
    On May 23, 2024 it was announced that the mall would be closed on June 30, 2024.
    anchored by Sears, Houston-based Palais-Royal, and Foley's, the latter of which was owned at the time by Federated Department Stores who developed the mall.
    The mall site will be redeveloped into an industrial park, set to open in 2028.
    In November 1974, plans for the mall were announced, initially under the name 'Greensgate Mall'.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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